Write down something about yourself as a mother that worries you.<br><br>Psychologist Isabel Harris has come to the outback town of Riley because her husband Dean is assessing the hospital-the hub of the community-with a view to closing it down. Isabel mostly occupied with her toddler will run a mother-baby therapy group. But on the first day she gets an anonymous note from one of the mothers-<br><br>The baby killer is going to strike again. Soon.<br><br>Then a series of small harassments begins.<br><br>Is it an attempt to warn Dean off? Or could the threat be serious? A child was murdered in Riley once before.<br><br>As Isabel discovers more about the mothers in her group she begins to believe the twenty-five-year-old mystery of a baby's death may be the key to preventing another tragedy.<br><br>'This mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat.'--Buzzfeed Best Australian Books Of 2015 (on Medea's Curse)<br><br>'[A] well-informed fast-paced look at the dangers in the child welfare system.' Kirkus (on This I Would Kill For)<br><br>'In The Long Shadow Buist continues to impress with her smart brand of psychological thriller. A brooding story about small town secrets and the lies we tell to protect ourselves.'--Emma Viskic author of Resurrection Bay<br><br>'Buist's own extensive background in psychiatry shines through.'--Herald Sun<br><br>'Suspenseful Aussie noir at its best.'--New Idea